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Only 36% of software engineers in India can write compilable code based on measurements by an automated tool that is used across the world, the Indian skills assessment company Aspiring Minds says in a report.
The report [PDF] is based on a sample of 36,800 from more than 500 colleges across India.
Aspiring Minds said it used the automated tool Automata which is a 60-minute test taken in a compiler integrated environment and rates candidates on programming ability, programming practices, run-time complexity and test case coverage.
It uses advanced artificial intelligence technology to automatically grade programming skills.
"We find that out of the two problems given per candidate, only 14% engineers are able to write compilable codes for both and only 22% write compilable code for exactly one problem," the study said.
It further found that of the test subjects only 14.67% were employable by an IT services company.
When it came to writing fully functional code using the best practices for efficiency and writing, only 2.21% of the engineers studied made the grade.
The study, conducted in India by an Indian firm, had no comparisons with other populations.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 11 2017, @10:35PM
I'm sure there are good developers in India
Most of the ones who are any good have h1b or green cards...
It really is just about cost. One project I was on was 20k. Not much at all. But that got me 4-6 devs for 6 months. Tossed out the whole quagmire on the other end. As it didnt do what it was supposed to on the other end. But it was an excellent deal for them. Poverty on their side is a real thing. 2k over 6 months is not bad at all there. That was a *tiny* project. I have seen much larger ones.
Basically the people who are any good quickly get better jobs. Up and out.